MattPie

I'd be really worried about going into an Edmonspiral if the Sabres picked another talented center this year.

I think it's more like 40% around there, but you're right. The negatives will say GMTM could have picked the next Getzlaf with that pick, but it's just as likely the pick turns out to be David Fischer. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fischer_%28ice_hockey%29)

It sounded fishy, but I haven't watched the show in any real way.

All the Philly sports venues are in one place in South South Philly. There isn't much around them, other than a subway stop. There is an Xfinity something of other with a few restaurants and bars and a big projection screen in one of the parking lots. When I was there in 2006 (a few weeks after the Sabres got Hitchcock fired), they did it for the Flyers starting line-up, too.

As much as I don't want to like Philly, it's kind of like a big Buffalo. Approachable, neighborhood based, and not extremely expensive by big-city standards.

There is one guy on the Sabres that's a RW, Gionta (and a sizeable portion of the people here want him to retire). Only other forwards that shoot right are Eichel, Reinhart, and McCormick. Handedness isn't the end-all of being a forward, but he wouldn't be "another C" as long as he's fine with playing wing.

Any recipe ideas you'd like to share? I have a jar of black-strap that I'm trying to figure out what to do with.

I read that not that he likes the beef, but he IS the beef.

The Amerks outdoor jerseys were pretty nice.. The Americans sweater is nice, but I love the Cleveland one other than the front numbers, those are the wrong look and color. I'm sensing they were an afterthought.

Very interested. Is this one of the books based on what Larsson had when he died, or completely new material using the same characters? It's a good read, but there are some chapters in there that ramble. A lot.

7 > 10 > 8. My wife's system is running 10 (came with it) and while I don't use it a ton, I have no issues with it. I hated 8's wacky full-screenness and use 7 daily for work.

Never heard of it, to be honest. Easter was always more the English side of the family though; I don't have a strong memory of doing anything particularly Polska for it.

I assume that's why your father smelt of elderberries. Wait, was your mother a hampster? (I only skimmed the thread, I hope no one else made that joke already since it's GOLD!) It's a Christmas Eve tradion for the Polish side of my family, which does a short version of Wigilia. Mushroom soup, herring, roasted potatoes, pirogi. Sometimes there's sauerkraut thrown in there too.

Would these work? http://zubaz.com/estore/zubaz/navy-blue-gold-zebra-pant

Complete stop? Probably not. But if you make the penalty enough the leaks will slow down. If the penalty for leaking is "hey, don't do it again" there will be more leaks than summary dismissal and some misdemeanor charge (something that sounds like "mishandling official information").

That's a good point, but realistically people wouldn't be working on this if the Shuttle was a more cost effective way to do it. :)

Probably, but Kane's also 5 years older and wiser than when he started in WPG. He may have decided to play it straight here.

I agree, it really depends on how bubble the Sabres are. 1 point out of 8th? Yeah, go for it. 5-6 out? That doesn't seem like much, but that's probably 11th in today's NHL and where the hard decisions lie. Is it realistic that the Sabres are going to pass 3-4 other teams that are in the same situation?

So is everyone OK that apparently a "Tank" is now synonymous with "any move that makes a team worse in the short run"? Every team that's not looking to the playoffs in February would be smart to look at assets to sell off. CJ is a prime example of a normal hockey deal in February. Unless you figure CJ is Sabres' GT of the future, you trade him to a playoff team looking to solidify their backup position for a pick. I don't see CJ getting signed by the Sabres and he's UFA this year. McGinn is an interesting one. I'd lean towards keeping him (and re-sign) unless the trade is great or he wants a ton of money. A cheap guy that you can plug into your 1/2 line and be productive seems like an asset in terms of getting the most out of the cap.

I have to say, I prefer the Moxy Fruvous cover: Fun fact: my girlfriend is dressed in white on the cover shot on the right side in the front row. I'm step or two to her left, and blocked by gear. I'm in a picture in the liner notes though.

I've noticed glitches like that too. Most recently on an NBC game that was played the day before was available. I've noticed there are slight differences in the clients as someone upthread mentioned. On the Android client, I can't for the life of me find "Watch from the Beginning" for a game that's currently on, but that's an option on the PS3. But Android has the uncut game available for replay (at least once or twice that I've tried) almost immediately after the game is over. The PS3 doesn't have a replay for at least a few hours after the game concludes. I should make a flow chart to decide which device I should be watching the game on.

How strange that I had the exact same thought. I have this vision of him yelling at the sky KHAAAANNNNNNN-style that he got banned just a handful of days before this broke.

I agree on the ads, previous years you would get the local ads far more often than this year. I'm not sure what the driver there is, maybe there are weird FCC rules or something. I could see an issue if there's a Bob Jones Kia ("OUR SAVINGS ARE MASSSSSSSIIIIIIVVVVVEEEEEE!") in Pittsburgh offering deals but the unrelated Jones Kia in Phoenix isn't and people filing complaints. That's about the only thing I can think of. Interesting idea, but it's at least in part the cable companies that are driving this for exactly the situation we're in. I suppose there could be some agreement between GCL and cable companies to compensate the cable for the lost viewer, but that would get complex fast. Does every cable provider in the area get a reimbursement for me watching games?

There are cities that have teams that wouldn't be in the conversation for an expansion team. I don't think anyone can honestly say that if Green Bay didn't have a team since 1842, they'd have a chance at getting one now. Frankly, Buffalo is probably in that same category. Indy, and one of the Ohio teams, too. I'm not sure about the populations, but I'd guess there are bigger and better markets the NFL would rather be in but tradition means those teams won't move any time soon.

In short, NBC/NBCSN has paid a truckload of money for the rights to show games, as have the local networks that cover each team (MSG, Root sports, etc.). Those networks pay that money so they're the sole source of watching the game so they can draw eyeballs to their network. The networks then sell advertisement space to other companies to recoup the cost of paying to carry the games. Then, the networks go to TV providers (cable, satellite, etc.) and charge money per TV subscriber to the TV provider for the rights to carry their network. If you don't black out games that are available locally via cable/etc., a lot of that value chain breaks down. As a fan, it sucks. I'd think the relatively small number of gamecenter subscribers wouldn't matter, but I have to admit I'm considering getting cable again if the Sabres start regularly getting into the playoffs. There's no way I'd get cable again if I could legally get all the playoff games live, and I'm not in a position to go out to a bar or whatnot to watch the games.